Storm Warnings: Climate Change and Extreme Weather

By the Editors

If catastrophes like Hurricane Sandy seem to be on the rise, it’s for apparent reason. The likelihood of these extreme weather events are increasingly being tied to manmade global warming, mostly through overproduction of carbon dioxide. It’s no longer an abstract idea; it’s being felt locally, on every level. This eBook, Climate Change and Extreme Weather, gives you the tools to better understand what’s behind climate change, what might be in store during the coming decades and how we can begin to reverse the detrimental effects mankind has had on the atmosphere.

eBooks now available exclusively in our webstore! We offer unlimited downloads so that you can sync with all your devices. For technical or other questions, please see:eBook FAQs.

On Sale Date: 11/12/12

$5.99

Overview

Introduction
Cloudy, with a Chance of Typhoonby Jeanene Swanson

Section 1: Early Warning Signs

1.1 Core Questions by Marguerite Holloway

1.2 Global Warming Trends by Philip D. Jones and Tom M. L. Wigley

Section 2: Greenhouse Gases and Global Warming

2.1 Diffusing the Global Warming Time Bomb by James Hansen

2.2 Beyond the Tipping Point by Michael D. Lemonick

2.3 Making Carbon Markets Work by David G. Victor and Danny Cullenward

Scientific American is part of Springer Nature, which owns or has commercial relations with thousands of scientific publications (many of them can be found at www.springernature.com/us). Scientific American maintains a strict policy of editorial independence in reporting developments in science to our readers.